UNESCO Tour: Alberobello & Matera from Bari by Private Bus

Wir hatten einen Ausflug auf Deutsch gebucht. Die Reseleitung sprach jedoch nur Englisch und Spanisch. Die Broschüre die wir erhielten war jedoch auf Deutsch. Da wir auch Englisch können, konnten wir den Erklärungen unserer sehr freundlichen Reiseleiterin Sabrina gut folgen. Alles lief pünktlich ab und wir hatten ausreichend Zeit Alberobello und Matera zu besichtigen. Wir können den Ausflug über Apulia Smart Tour gerne weiterempfehlen.

Alberobello is a must to visit - we didn't have a guide for this but don't think you need it. Matera was an extraordinary place. Our guide was absolutely great. Just the right level of information and anecdotes. I would recommend having a guide to get the most out of this amazing town. I've never been anywhere like it. Fascinating and mind blowing in equal measure. For all James Bond fans it will leave you shaken and stirred!

The trip was well organised and the coach was cool and comfortable. My only criticism was that we felt the guided tours took up too much of the time we had in each place leaving barely any time for self exploration or refreshments. The guide group was also too large to be able to hear clearly and in Alberobello , two languages which became frustrating. I would definitely suggest earpieces and keeping the tours to maximum 1 hour . Both places are magical and definitely not to be missed if in the area .

I purchased this tour from all the offerings (despite available cheaper options with equally good reviews) ONLY because it was the only one that offered a Russian language audioguide and manual, as my mother can’t speak English. First of all, we received only English language manuals and had Russian in the digital format, which was a total AI slop. The information lacked depth, and it was a word to word translation from English in many places, not very comprehensive. Total waste of money tbh. The maps provided on the brochure were also very basic, after visiting those places only once I can definitely prepare a better route than what was outlined on their useless manuals. As for the English language audioguide, I don’t think i would get anything different if i prompted free version of Gemini to tell me about the specific places. Book this trip only as a bus ride, don’t think you will get some extra information or useful tips…

Bardzo polecam! Super organizacja i co bardzo cenię - punktualność ! Było podstawionych kilka pełnych autokarów i wszystko na czas, co do minuty bez opóźnień. Autokar wygodny. Czasu na Alberobello wystarczająco, spokojnie można zwiedzić szybciej a warto byłoby przeznaczyć więcej czasu na Materę. Tutaj niestety czasu trochę za mało i nie udało nam się zwiedzić nawet połowy. Ale to znak że musimy tu wrócić :)